In September 2012 New Zealander artist Hamish Dunlop travelled to Broken Hill to install a pack of dingoes as part of the Desert Equinox Solar Art Exhibition.

During this time I filmed him over a 24-hour period as he encountered obstacles, hiccups and misadventures in the lead up to his show.

With humour and determination he however completed his installation and let his dogs begin their journey.

This was just the beginning. Over time Hamish has increasingly become an integral part of the pack, travelling with them around New South Wales and Victoria, often making camp in the urban centres of Sydney and Melbourne.

One of his camps included a five night stint on the campus of the University of New South Wales in which he accompanied the dogs every night with a swag and a hot tin fire in an olive oil can.

"That was an amazing journey because of the people that stumbled across us at different times of the evening and then in the middle of the night as people were coming back from being out onf the town," Hamish says.

"There were some lovely stories in there and again having the experience of the way people responded to the dingoes.

"Lots of different people, including children, respond to them in a very positive kind of way."

Now the pack are looking beyond the horizons of the red country, currently preparing for their first foray to Hamish's homeland, New Zealand.

"It will just be nice for the dingoes to come back and see my home turf... They took me out to see some of their country [and] there is nothing like a shared experience to create strong bonds," Hamish says.

Broken Hill was the first location for the pack and in Hamish's eyes he was 'bringing them home.'

Over time however, the dingoes have taught him that home is where the heart is and that you can achieve anything as long as you keep a sense of family with you.

"The dingoes started off clean and white [but] as we have gone along, they have collected dirt and have been degraded by the elements," Hamish says.

"Yet they still shine, drawing out the goodness and curiosity of people. Not a bad lesson for life..."